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16 <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> [DRAFT] <br /> REFERENCE: ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> Article 8.8. 14 Special Uses - Temporary Events <br /> (NEW) <br /> Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table <br /> Article 6. 16.17 Additional Requirements for Certain <br /> Permitted Uses (Temporary Events) <br /> Article 22 Definitions <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board <br /> BOCC X Public <br /> Other: <br /> EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: February 26, 1996 <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: <br /> To create a new commercial land use category to allow temporary <br /> commercial events such as craft shows, carnivals, festivals, <br /> concerts, etc. that do not typically involve permanent structures <br /> and do not exceed seven (7) days in a thirty (30)-day period or <br /> fifty (50) days per year. <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES: <br /> Currently there are no provisions in the Zoning Ordinance for <br /> temporary uses other than yard sales and fund raising activities <br /> which are permitted in all residential districts for a maximum of <br /> two (2 ) days per month. Temporary use of a mobile home for <br /> custodial care and temporary/portable buildings are permitted in <br /> some districts through a Class B Special Use Permit. <br /> The proposed amendment creates a commercial/service use category <br /> called "Temporary Events" . Examples of this kind of use are craft <br /> shows, carnivals, festivals, concerts, medical or veterinary <br /> clinics, and outdoor social events hosted by a business such as a <br /> restaurant or caterer. <br /> Temporary events such as those described above would not be <br /> considered a principal use when it takes place at a site normally <br /> associated with the activity. For example, a festival held at a <br /> park, a reception or picnic held on church grounds, or a veterinary <br /> clinic conducted outside an animal hospital would be considered <br /> accessory uses to the principal use on the site. <br /> Application in Commercial Districts <br /> The proposal would allow temporary events for less than 300 people <br />